Arguing The Opposing Viewpoint As Problem-Solving Method
Posted on14 Jun 2012
TagsBefore You Make That Big Decision, Clay Johnson, Daniel Klein, decisions, Information Diet, management, military, PBS NewsHour, problem solving, The Atlantic
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While on the debate and student congress team in high school, practice included arguing the opposing viewpoint. This helped us find arguments... Read More
Downside of Focus and Rise of Situational Awareness
Posted on06 Oct 2011
Tagsanchoring, aptitude, Before You Make That Big Decision, business, business planning, conditionality, context, decisions, focus, Influence, market research, optimism, pigeonholing, planning, situational awareness, skills, Talent
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Classical business literature emphasizes focus: set goals, plan, and then focus on execution. However, it’s relatively void of focus’ downside: obliviousness to... Read More
When Does Optimism Become Pollyannaism?
In “Before You Make That Big Decision,” which appeared in the June 2011 Harvard Business Review, Daniel Kahneman, Dan Lovallo and Olivier... Read More
Information You Know Is Wrong Still Influences You
Posted on21 Jul 2011
Tagsplanting a seed, Thoughts, Talent, subconscious, rationale, psychology, pigeonholing, Olivier Sibony, judges, intuition, information, Influence, Harvard Business Review, gossip, dice, decisions, Daniel Kahneman, Dan Lovallo, cognition, Before You Make That Big Decision, anchoring
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Previously, I listed some unconscious biases we have in decision-making. What I witness is that people just don’t believe that known wrong... Read More
